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Month: July 2021
Quick physics: High notes versus High frequencies
Today we do a quick physics tip to discuss the difference between a low NOTE, and low FREQUENCIES, and how they are different. Sometimes you want a low note, but only keep the high frequencies – that’s not the same as playing a high note, even if you keep the same frequencies. Like, imagine playing…
SNTS study part 3: polishing & finishing the mix [advanced]
In this episode we finally finish the SNTS study, and go into REALLY NUANCED mixing feedback. Mattias Fridell ([email protected]) provided this mix feedback which we implement together. In general there are 4 categories of tweaks: 1) Overall mix balance 2) Low end mix issues 3) High end mix issues 4) mix bus tweaks This is…
Peak vs RMS volume: why should you care?
Here’s a little video explaining the difference between Peak and RMS volume, and what dynamic range is! It will help you understand how to control the perceived loudness of your track, and will give you a hugely valuable learning tool on how to compare your tracks with professionally mastered tracks. Learn this technical fundamental as…
Electrical zaps (techno sound design like Snts) using Live’s Wavetable
In this video we do a little synthesis tutorial on how to get the buzzing, zapping electrical lead sound that can also be heard in Snts – Disappearance of Fate. This sound is perfect for any bleak techno or industrial atmospheres, and it’s an excuse for us to flex our Ableton Live Wavetable sound shaping…
Mixing loud: Managing your dynamic range using limiters
Understanding how to get the dynamic range you want is part of a professional-sounding music production. It’s the key to making your music loud and punchy, if that suits your genre. This tutorial explains how you can gain control over your dynamic range using basic tools included in any DAW. It explains compression and expansion,…
Why producers quit
Here’s a little motivational story about blue belts and bamboo. It’s something every aspiring music producer runs into: a lack of perceived progress. A plateau. Expectations and frustrations. If you keep these metaphors in mind, you have what it takes to get through the dip, to keep pleasure and discipline for as long as it…
The trance gate technique (like Ross from Friends, Bicep, Max Cooper and Moderat)
This is a tutorial on how to apply the “Trance Gate” technique. In Ableton Live, you can use the “gate” effect to cut sounds rhythmically from long, sustained source sound. This allows you to get really groovy, really quickly, and is a classic staple in many dance genres, including popular artists like Bicep, Ross from…
Music Theory for Techno
Have you ever wondered if music theory was relevant for techno? Well wonder no more! In this video we examine: 1. How to apply classic music theory to the genre of techno 2. What the role of dissonance and repetition is in techno 3. How to get the right sound character for techno At Underdog…
Techno Rumble Mastery
This is the techno rumble tutorial to end all techno rumble tutorials. It condenses the principles that you find in all other rumble tutorials online into 3 logical levels: the basic, the intermediate, and the mastery level. – The basic level: making a rumble in parrallel by smearing, low-passing and ducking the kick. – The…